NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Mar 10, 2026

13 games: what happened that matters for your fantasy team, built from the play-by-play and shift charts.

Game recaps

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Los Angeles Kings

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins edge Los Angeles Kings 2–1 (OT)

Boston Bruins beat Los Angeles Kings 2–1 in overtime at home. Charlie McAvoy (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Trevor Moore (LAK) played 19:50, +3:09 up on his 16:41 season average over 68 games.

•Trevor Moore (LAK) played 19:50, +3:09 up on his 16:41 season average over 68 games.
•Mikey Anderson (LAK) played 25:03, +4:32 up on his 20:31 season average over 79 games.
•Nikita Zadorov (BOS) played 17:37, −3:18 down on his 20:55 season average over 80 games.

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Buffalo Sabres beat San Jose Sharks 6–3

Buffalo Sabres beat San Jose Sharks 6–3 at home. Jack Quinn (BUF) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•Jack Quinn had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 4 shots in 15:09.
•Rasmus Dahlin had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:07.
•Ryan McLeod had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 17:02.

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Montreal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1

Montreal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 at home. Jake Evans (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for TOR: Joshua–Lorentz–Quillan skated 5:00 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for TOR: Joshua–Lorentz–Quillan skated 5:00 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Cole Caufield (MTL) played 10:27, −7:50 down on his 18:17 season average over 80 games.
•New look for TOR: Groulx–Robertson–Maccelli skated 4:22 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (85.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Tampa Bay Lightning

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–2 at TBL. Conor Garland (CBJ) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Coyle, Werenski, Marchment, Marchenko and Fantilli) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 5:13 together.

•Conor Garland had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 11:39.
•Sean Monahan had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:53.
•Zach Werenski had 2 assists (2 points) in 22:59.

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Florida Panthers edge Detroit Red Wings 4–3

Florida Panthers beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3 at home. Carter Verhaeghe (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for FLA: Rodrigues–Luostarinen–Lundell skated 11:28 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Carter Verhaeghe had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:09.
•Justin Faulk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:48.
•Vinnie Hinostroza had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 9:41.

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New York Rangers rout Calgary Flames 4–0

New York Rangers beat Calgary Flames 4–0 at home. Alexis Lafrenière (NYR) led the scoring with 3G 0A. NYR's first power-play unit (Trocheck, Zibanejad, Fox, Lafrenière and Perreault) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:13 together.

•Alexis Lafrenière had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:38.
•Gabe Perreault had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:58.
•Mika Zibanejad had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:45.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 (SO)

Carolina Hurricanes beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 in a shootout at home. Bryan Rust (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 1A. CAR's first power-play unit (Ehlers, Aho, Svechnikov, Jarvis and Nikishin) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 5:37 together.

•Bryan Rust had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 23:14.
•Alexander Nikishin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:49.
•Egor Chinakhov had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:26.

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New York Islanders edge St. Louis Blues 4–3 (OT)

New York Islanders beat St. Louis Blues 4–3 in overtime at STL. Jimmy Snuggerud (STL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NYI's first power-play unit (Schenn, Horvat, Barzal, Ritchie and Schaefer) scored 2 power-play goals on 15 attempts in 4:05 together.

•Jimmy Snuggerud had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 8 shots in 19:46.
•Mathew Barzal had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 21:21.
•Calum Ritchie had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:02.

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Dallas Stars edge Vegas Golden Knights 2–1

Dallas Stars beat Vegas Golden Knights 2–1 at home. Jack Eichel (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. DAL's first power-play unit (Benn, Duchene, Robertson, Heiskanen and Johnston) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 6:18 together.

•DAL's first power-play unit (Benn, Duchene, Robertson, Heiskanen and Johnston) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 6:18 together.
•New look for VGK: Dowd–Kolesar–Smith skated 5:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for DAL: Blackwell–Bäck–Hyry skated 7:25 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Minnesota Wild rout Utah Mammoth 5–0

Minnesota Wild beat Utah Mammoth 5–0 at home. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for MIN: Foligno–McCarron–Trenin skated 6:41 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:45.
•Vladimir Tarasenko had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:02.
•New look for MIN: Foligno–McCarron–Trenin skated 6:41 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Anaheim Ducks beat Winnipeg Jets 4–1

Anaheim Ducks beat Winnipeg Jets 4–1 at WPG. Ryan Poehling (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for ANA: Granlund–McTavish–Sennecke skated 11:10 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alex Killorn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:50.
•Jackson LaCombe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 27:21.
•Ryan Poehling had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:06.

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Edmonton Oilers edge Colorado Avalanche 4–3

Edmonton Oilers beat Colorado Avalanche 4–3 at COL. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 0A. EDM's first power-play unit (Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, McDavid and Bouchard) scored 2 power-play goals on 8 attempts in 5:34 together.

•Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:17.
•Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:57.
•Evan Bouchard had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 27:21.

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Nashville Predators beat Seattle Kraken 4–2

Nashville Predators beat Seattle Kraken 4–2 at SEA. Jonathan Marchessault (NSH) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Juuse Saros (NSH) faced 45 shots and stopped 43 (.956), +16 against a season average of 28.8; the win.

•Jonathan Marchessault had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:56.
•Juuse Saros (NSH) faced 45 shots and stopped 43 (.956), +16 against a season average of 28.8; the win.
•New look for SEA: Stephenson–Gaudreau–Tolvanen skated 13:53 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Alexander Nikishin for CAR vs PIT, 77.5 mph. Full game report →

Alexander Nikishin (CAR vs PIT): Cycle, 6 passes, 77.5 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	TOI	PP
Jack Quinn BUF	vs SJS	3	1	4	4	1	15:09	—
Alexis Lafrenière NYR	vs CGY	3	0	3	5	0	18:38	—
Bryan Rust PIT	at CAR	2	1	3	3	0	23:14	—
Jimmy Snuggerud STL	vs NYI	1	2	3	8	3	19:46	—
Mathew Barzal NYI	at STL	1	2	3	4	0	21:21	—
Rasmus Dahlin BUF	vs SJS	0	3	3	2	0	20:07	—
Ryan McLeod BUF	vs SJS	0	3	3	1	0	17:02	—
Conor Garland CBJ	at TBL	2	0	2	6	1	11:39	—
Carter Verhaeghe FLA	vs DET	2	0	2	4	1	17:09	—
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM	at COL	2	0	2	2	0	19:17	—
Ryan Poehling ANA	at WPG	1	1	2	5	3	16:06	—
Connor McDavid EDM	at COL	1	1	2	5	0	23:57	—

Line changes

New look for TOR: Joshua–Lorentz–Quillan skated 5:00 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Groulx–Robertson–Maccelli skated 4:22 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (85.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Jenner–Heinen–Lundeström skated 10:05 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Rodrigues–Luostarinen–Lundell skated 11:28 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Olofsson–Pospisil–Klapka skated 7:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Dowd–Kolesar–Smith skated 5:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Blackwell–Bäck–Hyry skated 7:25 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Smith–Hertl–Sissons skated 5:20 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (81.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Foligno–McCarron–Trenin skated 6:41 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Tarasenko–Brink–Yurov skated 6:26 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Granlund–McTavish–Sennecke skated 11:10 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Killorn–Viel–Poehling skated 10:21 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Stephenson–Gaudreau–Tolvanen skated 13:53 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: L'Heureux–Schaefer–Wood skated 5:16 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (100% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Joel Hofer STL	vs NYI	O	49	4	.939
Juuse Saros NSH	at SEA	W	45	2	.956
Stuart Skinner PIT	at CAR	O	44	4	.909
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs ANA	L	34	3	.912
Joseph Woll TOR	at MTL	L	32	2	.938
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs CBJ	L	31	4	.871
Karel Vejmelka UTA	at MIN	L	30	5	.833
Dustin Wolf CGY	at NYR	L	29	4	.862
John Gibson DET	at FLA	L	28	4	.857
Daniil Tarasov FLA	vs DET	W	28	3	.893
Frederik Andersen CAR	vs PIT	W	28	4	.857
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs VGK	W	27	1	.963
Joey Daccord SEA	vs NSH	L	26	3	.885
Yaroslav Askarov SJS	at BUF	L	25	5	.800
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs UTA	W	25	0	.1000
Mackenzie Blackwood COL	vs EDM	L	24	4	.833
Darcy Kuemper LAK	at BOS	O	23	2	.913
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at STL	W	23	3	.870
Jonathan Quick NYR	vs CGY	W	21	0	.1000
Alex Lyon BUF	vs SJS	W	20	3	.850
Jakub Dobes MTL	vs TOR	W	18	1	.944
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at TBL	W	18	2	.889
Connor Ingram EDM	at COL	—	18	2	.889
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs LAK	W	16	1	.938
Adin Hill VGK	at DAL	L	16	2	.875
Lukas Dostal ANA	at WPG	W	13	1	.923
Tristan Jarry EDM	at COL	W	12	1	.917

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